Is it weird to eat onions raw?

[dorktv]

Post something you do that you think is weird but might not be.

[koneko]

1. I eat spaghettios with potato chips

not often, mind you, but when I do, I use Lay's potato chips to scoop them up. Always have

[Richard Steele]

2. Raw onions are yummy; and so are raw potatos.

Hardly 'weird' in my book.

[yellowdogintexas]

38. LOVE raw potatoes, especially when they have just been dug

from your own garden. YUM YUM.

[Richard Steele]

41. I once had a coworker who couldn't believe I ate them raw.

What was odd: she was a rural NC gal, born and bred.

She didn't bat an eye when I talked about squirrel stew,
or how I decide whether or not roadkilled deer are
fresh enough to take home to eat...

But I ate a slice of raw potato in front of her, and suddenly
she thought I was a weirdo. :shrug:

[mykpart]

3. I eat ice cream & Fritos.

[dorktv]

4. I like olives in mine. And of course french fries in shakes.

[yellowdogintexas]

35. now would that be any shake or just the Wendy's Frosty?

Wendy's fries dunked in Frosty is quite the thing around here. My daughter and her friends have done this for years

[Robeson]

5. Onions.....

....:puke:

[dorktv]

6. they are very healthy!

[Zomby Woof]

7. No

It's a staple of Persian and other Middle Eastern cuisines. Maybe we're weird for cooking them. ;-)

[dorktv]

9. probably.

they are still great though.

[Zomby Woof]

I like them either way

Depending on what their role is. Walla Walla Sweets are the BEST onions ever, and can be eaten raw easily. They live up to their name. :-)

[dorktv]

21. I usually eat yellow and the white ones. No idea on the names.

[Zomby Woof]

22. Each color has different varieties

Walla Walla Sweet onions are from the Walla Walla region of southeastern Washington state. They are seasonal and usually available in the western U.S. far more readily than other regions. They are a white onion. :-)

[dorktv]

23. I could have gotten some tonight but I am leery of trying new veggies.

[Zomby Woof]

25. They are still onions

Not wildly different than others. Just sweeter and have much less of a "bite"... although not absent of one.

[dorktv]

26. Maybe I will try one next week.

[Nicole]

8. Not weird but gross!

I hate them! :puke:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

10. no...just painful

[dorktv]

11. I EAT them, I do not stuff them up my nose!

silly

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

16. That would be less painful to my upper GI tract

can't eat raw onions...and I love this time of year when vidalias are everywhere, but I gotta grill them to at least opaque to enjoy them without severe consequences.

[dorktv]

19. Oh I am so sorry. :(

I am so glad I can eat them.

[voter x]

12. depends

if you eat them like an apple, I'm inclined to say Yes...:freak:

[Broken_Hero]

13. to me it is

but I'm getting use to it, my wife eats the onions raw...she cuts them into little strips/pieces, and eats them with whatever's for dinner...takes a bit of din din, than pops a piece of raw onion ...

[dorktv]

15. onions are good for you

http://www.wrightnewsletter.com/etips/ht200505/ht20050519.html

[Broken_Hero]

17. I use them in 99% of everything I cook

but I don't eat them raw...:)

[dorktv]

20. cool...no need to make your wife eat parsley.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

14. Salsa on pickles & Smithwick's ale w/fresh cracked black pepper

One of my stepsisters made me try the salsa and pickles. The beer thing was taught to me by my friend, who learned it from a colonel in the Marines, so we call it "The Colonel." He's a really nice guy and he thought it was cool that we named it after him, so whenever he sees me drinking it, he pays for it.

[dorktv]

18. oooh! That is so cool.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

24. Yeah, he said it started when he was a kid and his dad took him out for

his first beer. He ordered it, a Smithwick's because that's what his dad was having, and the waitress said, "You'll have pepper on that son." And she brought him back a Smithwick's with pepper and he's been drinking it that way ever since. To me he exemplifies what a soldier should be: polite, strong, and judges people based on their character.

[In_The_Wind]

27. I like raw onions but not with my peanut butter, banana & mayo sandwich.

[Vidar]

28. Not at all.

[Bucky]

29. People who put peanuts in their Pepsis. Not just weird, but pointless, too

[yellowdogintexas]

36. ACtually, that should be an RCCola to be the true Southern

thing. I do not like to put my peanuts IN my drink but I love Coke and Peanuts as a snack.

It is most definitely a Southern Thing and may have evolved from being handy when one is driving a tractor or stick shift pickup or field truck around, you can eat your peanuts and drink your soda and still have a hand free to shift.

[wildhorses]

39. I thought it was RC cola and a moonpie...

and COKE with peanuts and yes I do that...but always COKE not I repeat NOT Pepsi..

[yellowdogintexas]

40. no Pepsi, never Pepsi, and Coke would be my personal preference

even tho the ole boys around home did the RC thing. And you have RC and Moonpie for dessert! But you don't put the MoonPie in the RC, of course.

[MissMillie]

30. I put raw onions in salad all the time

and on burgers


nothing at all strange about that.

[calico1]

31. I almost always add onions to salad.

I use the red onions for that. It's not weird at all.:)

[wildhorses]

32. I put ketchup on my scrambled eggs....I prefer salsa or

Texas Pete but, they are not always available.:shrug:

[Darth_Kitten]

33. One of the best foods to eat...........

seriously...... full of vitamin C.

Try a Cheese and Onion Sandwich. Mmmmmm.....

[yellowdogintexas]

37. oh, cheese and onions are wonderful. My mom used to make

the BEST Welsh Rarebit with xtra sharp cheddar. Serve that hot thick wonderful stuff on saltines with onions and dill pickles.

DIVINE. My husband nicknamed it "Dorothy Nachos" after my mother.

[Darth_Kitten]

42. That sounds good..................

:D have you tried cheese and onion sandwiches....no big deal, just slice some cheddar cheese with sliced onions on your choice of bread. :)

I should try that Welsh Rarebit! :)

[Guava Jelly]

34. onions do it for me

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwww!